With over 130 festivals a year, there's a celebration for everything and everyone

“We dance even if there's no radio. We drink at funerals. We talk too much and laugh too loud and live too large, and, frankly, we're suspicious of others who don't,” local author Chris Rose wrote.

That’s all true. Every bit. New Orleans is a town that loves to throw a party. With dozens and dozens of festivals a year honoring everything from pop music and po-boys to tomatoes and Tennessee Williams, the city offers visitors an array of colorful events most every weekend. Many are free. Everyone is welcome. So consult the festival calendar below and start packing. It’s a standing invitation. New Orleans can’t wait to show you a good time.

Music plays a leading role in New Orleans, the city that brought jazz to the world. And while traditional jazz is revered here, New Orleans is tuned into all kinds of music expression.The calendar is...

A host of literary, theater and film festivals draw artists, writers, poets, directors, producers and creatives to share, listen, recite, workshop and present cutting edge work written and performed...

Celebrating New Orleans culture is always done accompanied by food, music and art. And the diversity that has made New Orleans the vibrant, magnetic place that it is sets the stage for a kaleidoscope...

Fall in New Orleans means the temps and the humidity go down and the energy level in the city goes up. Now is the time to get out of the air-conditioning and onto a bike or walking path on the levee...